dawdle

[ dawd-l ]

/ ˈdɔd l /

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verb (used without object), daw·dled, daw·dling.

to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter: Stop dawdling and help me with these packages!

to move slowly, languidly, or dilatorily; saunter.

verb (used with object), daw·dled, daw·dling.

to waste (time) by or as if by trifling (usually followed by away): He dawdled away the whole morning.

Origin of dawdle

First recorded in 1650–60; variant of daddle “to toddle”

SYNONYMS FOR dawdle

3 fritter, putter, idle, trifle.

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synonym study for dawdle

1, 2. See loiter.

OTHER WORDS FROM dawdle

dawdler, noundaw·dling·ly, adverb

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Example sentences from the Web for dawdle

Angela takes the parish work; and it would be a sin and shame to waste my education in dawdling here.
The Pillars of the House, Vol. II (of 2)|Charlotte M. Yonge
For another hour he kept patient, dawdling in Turner's place and giving as good as he got in the way of badinage.
The Sheriff of Badger|George B. Pattullo
There is no dawdling among the waiters; they are all busy; every one of them is wanted.
A Distinguished Provincial at Paris|Honore de Balzac
"We must not be dawdling here," said the corporal, as soon as the door was closed.
The Honor of the Name|Emile Gaboriau

Ruth and Peter are dawdling along, each on their own; I like to shoot through a gallery.
The Girl with the Green Eyes|Clyde Fitch

British Dictionary definitions for dawdle

dawdle

/ (ˈdɔːdəl) /

verb

(intr) to be slow or lag behind

(when tr, often foll by away) to waste (time); trifle

Derived forms of dawdle

dawdler, noundawdlingly, adverb

Word Origin for dawdle

C17: of uncertain origin

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单词	dawdle
释义	dawdle [ dawd-l ] / ˈdɔd l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dawdle ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), daw·dled, daw·dling. to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter: Stop dawdling and help me with these packages! to move slowly, languidly, or dilatorily; saunter. verb (used with object), daw·dled, daw·dling. to waste (time) by or as if by trifling (usually followed by away): He dawdled away the whole morning. Origin of dawdle First recorded in 1650–60; variant of daddle “to toddle” SYNONYMS FOR dawdle 3 fritter, putter, idle, trifle. SEE SYNONYMS FOR dawdle ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for dawdle 1, 2. See loiter. OTHER WORDS FROM dawdle dawdler, noundaw·dling·ly, adverb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dawdle Angela takes the parish work; and it would be a sin and shame to waste my education in dawdling here. The Pillars of the House, Vol. II (of 2)\|Charlotte M. Yonge For another hour he kept patient, dawdling in Turner's place and giving as good as he got in the way of badinage. The Sheriff of Badger\|George B. Pattullo There is no dawdling among the waiters; they are all busy; every one of them is wanted. A Distinguished Provincial at Paris\|Honore de Balzac "We must not be dawdling here," said the corporal, as soon as the door was closed. The Honor of the Name\|Emile Gaboriau Ruth and Peter are dawdling along, each on their own; I like to shoot through a gallery. The Girl with the Green Eyes\|Clyde Fitch British Dictionary definitions for dawdle dawdle / (ˈdɔːdəl) / verb (intr) to be slow or lag behind (when tr, often foll by away) to waste (time); trifle Derived forms of dawdle dawdler, noundawdlingly, adverb Word Origin for dawdle C17: of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dawdle procrastinate, mosey, saunter, laze, loiter, trifle, loaf, tarry, amble, lag, dilly-dally, idle, stay, lounge, drag, poke, dally, toddle, loll, stroll
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dawdle

verb (used without object), daw·dled, daw·dling.

verb (used with object), daw·dled, daw·dling.

Origin of dawdle

SYNONYMS FOR dawdle

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Example sentences from the Web for dawdle

British Dictionary definitions for dawdle

verb

Derived forms of dawdle

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